Notice of Inventory Completion: Arizona Museum of Natural History, Mesa, AZ, 70522-70523 [2021-26780]
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert E. King, Bureau of Land
Management, 222 W. 7th Avenue, #13,
Anchorage, AK 99513, telephone (907)
271–5510, email r2king@blm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
3003, of the completion of an inventory
of human remains and associated
funerary objects under the control of the
U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau
of Land Management, Alaska State
Office, Anchorage, AK. The human
remains and associated funerary objects
were removed from the Rolling Bay site
(KOD–101) on Sitkalidak Island, located
near Kodiak Island, AK.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in
this notice are the sole responsibility of
the museum, institution, or Federal
agency that has control of the Native
American human remains and
associated funerary objects. The
National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the BLM with the
help of the University of Alaska
Museum of the North professional staff
in consultation with representatives of
the Alutiiq Tribe of Old Harbor
[previously listed as Native Village of
Old Harbor and Village of Old Harbor].
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History and Description of the Remains
Sometime between the late 1940s and
the late 1970s, human remains
representing, at minimum, three
individuals were removed from the
Rolling Bay site on Sitkalidak Island,
which is located near Kodiak Island,
AK, by William Laughlin. During these
years, Laughlin was associated with
several universities. The remains of
these individuals were found at the
Museum of Anthropological
Archaeology at the University of
Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, where, at an
unknown date, they had been sent as
part of a study on Eastern Aleutian
archeology undertaken in collaboration
with faculty member Ted P. Bank, II. In
2014, these human remains were
transferred to the Bureau of Land
Management in Anchorage, AK, and in
late 2018, the BLM transferred them to
the University Museum of the North,
Fairbanks, AK, where they are currently
housed. The human remains, comprised
of eight teeth, belong to three adults of
unknown sex. No known individuals
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were identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
At minimum, the burials containing
the three individuals were over 200
years old (their actual age unknown).
The human remains are determined to
be Native American based on their
provenience (Sitkalidak Island, AK),
physical condition, and morphology.
Archeological and oral traditional
information suggest many thousands of
years of shared ancestry between
current and past populations of the area
and Alutiiq peoples’ use of Sitkalidak
Island, near Kodiak Island. Therefore,
the human remains are determined to be
directly related to Kodiak Island Alutiiq
people represented by the Alutiiq Tribe
of Old Harbor.
Determinations Made by the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management, Alaska State Office
Federal Agency Officials of the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management, Alaska State Office
have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of three
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the Native American human
remains and the Alutiiq Tribe of Old
Harbor [previously listed as Native
Village of Old Harbor and Village of Old
Harbor].
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives
of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to request transfer of control
of these human remains should submit
a written request with information in
support of the request to Robert E. King,
Bureau of Land Management, 222 W.
7th Avenue, #13, Anchorage, AK 99513,
telephone (907) 271–5510, email
r2king@blm.gov, by January 10, 2022.
After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains to the
Alutiiq Tribe of Old Harbor [previously
listed as Native Village of Old Harbor
and Village of Old Harbor] may proceed.
The U.S. Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Land Management, Alaska
State Office is responsible for notifying
the Alutiiq Tribe of Old Harbor
[previously listed as Native Village of
Old Harbor and Village of Old Harbor]
that this notice has been published.
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Dated: December 3, 2021.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Arizona Museum of Natural History,
Mesa, AZ
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Arizona Museum of
Natural History has completed an
inventory of human remains and an
associated funerary object, in
consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations, and has determined that
there is a cultural affiliation between the
human remains and associated funerary
object and present-day Indian Tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal
descendants or representatives of any
Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to request transfer of control
of these human remains and associated
funerary object should submit a written
request to the Arizona Museum of
Natural History. If no additional
requestors come forward, transfer of
control of the human remains and
associated funerary object to the lineal
descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native
Hawaiian organizations stated in this
notice may proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Indian Tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these
human remains and associated funerary
object should submit a written request
with information in support of the
request to the Arizona Museum of
Natural History at the address in this
notice by January 10, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Melanie Deer, Arizona Museum of
Natural History, 53 N MacDonald, Mesa,
AZ 85201, telephone (480) 644–4381,
email melanie.deer@mesaaz.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
3003, of the completion of an inventory
of human remains and associated
funerary object under the control of the
SUMMARY:
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Arizona Museum of Natural History,
Mesa, AZ. The human remains and
associated funerary object are most
likely from Maricopa County, AZ.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in
this notice are the sole responsibility of
the museum, institution, or Federal
agency that has control of the Native
American human remains and
associated funerary object. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the Arizona
Museum of Natural History professional
staff in consultation with
representatives of the Gila River Indian
Community of the Gila River Indian
Reservation, Arizona and the Salt River
Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of
the Salt River Reservation, Arizona.
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History and Description of the Remains
On December 26, 1985, human
remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from an
unknown location most likely in the
area of Phoenix, Maricopa County, AZ.
The human remains and a redware
vessel were donated to the Arizona
Museum of Natural History by Ray
Thomas. The human remains belong to
an individual of unidentified age and
sex. No known individual was
identified. The one associated funerary
object is a redware vessel.
The style of the redware vessel
indicates that it belongs to the Hohokam
Material Culture. According to
archeological understanding, the region
from which these human remains were
most likely collected was occupied by
the Hohokam Material Culture in
prehistoric times. In addition, according
to archeological and ethnographic
understandings, the Hohokam Material
Culture group is ancestral to the Four
Southern Tribes of Arizona (i.e., the
Tohono O’odham Nation of Arizona;
Gila River Indian Community of the Gila
River Indian Reservation, Arizona; Salt
River-Pima Maricopa Indian
Community of the Salt River
Reservation, Arizona; and the Ak-Chin
Indian Community [previously listed as
Ak Chin Indian Community of the
Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation,
Arizona], as well as the Hopi Tribe of
Arizona. The Four Southern Tribes of
Arizona divide their ancestral lands so
that each tribe oversees those portions
of land situated closest to their
reservations.
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Determinations Made by the Arizona
Museum of Natural History
Officials of the Arizona Museum of
Natural History have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of one
individual of Native American ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the one object described in this notice
is reasonably believed to have been
placed with or near individual human
remains at the time of death or later as
part of the death rite or ceremony.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the Native American human
remains and the Ak-Chin Indian
Community [previously listed as Ak
Chin Indian Community of the
Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation,
Arizona]; Gila River Indian Community
of the Gila River Indian Reservation,
Arizona; Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Salt
River-Pima Maricopa Indian
Community of the Salt River
Reservation, Arizona; and the Tohono
O’odham Nation of Arizona (hereafter
referred to as ‘‘The Tribes’’).
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives
of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to request transfer of control
of these human remains and associated
funerary object should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to Melanie Deer, Arizona
Museum of Natural History, 53 N
Macdonald, Mesa, AZ 85201, telephone
(480) 644–4381, email melanie.deer@
mesaaz.gov, by January 10, 2022. After
that date, if no additional requestors
have come forward, transfer of control
of the human remains to The Tribes may
proceed.
The Arizona Museum of Natural
History is responsible for notifying The
Tribes that this notice has been
published.
Dated: December 1, 2021.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: Sam
Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural
History, University of Oklahoma,
Norman, OK
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Sam Noble Oklahoma
Museum of Natural History (Museum) at
the University of Oklahoma has
completed an inventory of human
remains and associated funerary objects,
in consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations, and has determined that
there is a cultural affiliation between the
human remains and associated funerary
objects and present-day Indian Tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal
descendants or representatives of any
Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to request transfer of control
of these human remains and associated
funerary objects should submit a written
request to the Museum. If no additional
requestors come forward, transfer of
control of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the lineal
descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native
Hawaiian organizations stated in this
notice may proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Indian Tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these
human remains and associated funerary
objects should submit a written request
with information in support of the
request to the Museum at the address in
this notice by January 10, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Marc Levine, Associate
Curator of Archaeology, Sam Noble
Oklahoma Museum of Natural History,
University of Oklahoma, 2401
Chautauqua Avenue, Norman, OK
73072–7029, telephone (405) 325–1994,
email mlevine@ou.edu.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
3003, of the completion of an inventory
of human remains and associated
funerary objects under the control of the
Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of
Natural History, University of
Oklahoma, Norman, OK. The human
remains and associated funerary objects
were removed from Wilcox County, AL,
and Pittsburg County, OK.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0033080; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Arizona Museum of Natural
History, Mesa, AZ
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Arizona Museum of Natural History has completed an
inventory of human remains and an associated funerary object, in
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations, and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation
between the human remains and associated funerary object and present-
day Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal descendants
or representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization
not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control
of these human remains and associated funerary object should submit a
written request to the Arizona Museum of Natural History. If no
additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human
remains and associated funerary object to the lineal descendants,
Indian Tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice
may proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these human remains and associated
funerary object should submit a written request with information in
support of the request to the Arizona Museum of Natural History at the
address in this notice by January 10, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melanie Deer, Arizona Museum of
Natural History, 53 N MacDonald, Mesa, AZ 85201, telephone (480) 644-
4381, email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25
U.S.C. 3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains and
associated funerary object under the control of the
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Arizona Museum of Natural History, Mesa, AZ. The human remains and
associated funerary object are most likely from Maricopa County, AZ.
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The
determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the
museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of the Native
American human remains and associated funerary object. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the Arizona
Museum of Natural History professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Gila River Indian Community of the Gila River
Indian Reservation, Arizona and the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian
Community of the Salt River Reservation, Arizona.
History and Description of the Remains
On December 26, 1985, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from an unknown location most likely in the
area of Phoenix, Maricopa County, AZ. The human remains and a redware
vessel were donated to the Arizona Museum of Natural History by Ray
Thomas. The human remains belong to an individual of unidentified age
and sex. No known individual was identified. The one associated
funerary object is a redware vessel.
The style of the redware vessel indicates that it belongs to the
Hohokam Material Culture. According to archeological understanding, the
region from which these human remains were most likely collected was
occupied by the Hohokam Material Culture in prehistoric times. In
addition, according to archeological and ethnographic understandings,
the Hohokam Material Culture group is ancestral to the Four Southern
Tribes of Arizona (i.e., the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona; Gila
River Indian Community of the Gila River Indian Reservation, Arizona;
Salt River-Pima Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt River
Reservation, Arizona; and the Ak-Chin Indian Community [previously
listed as Ak Chin Indian Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian
Reservation, Arizona], as well as the Hopi Tribe of Arizona. The Four
Southern Tribes of Arizona divide their ancestral lands so that each
tribe oversees those portions of land situated closest to their
reservations.
Determinations Made by the Arizona Museum of Natural History
Officials of the Arizona Museum of Natural History have determined
that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the one object described
in this notice is reasonably believed to have been placed with or near
individual human remains at the time of death or later as part of the
death rite or ceremony.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the Native
American human remains and the Ak-Chin Indian Community [previously
listed as Ak Chin Indian Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian
Reservation, Arizona]; Gila River Indian Community of the Gila River
Indian Reservation, Arizona; Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Salt River-Pima
Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt River Reservation, Arizona; and
the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (hereafter referred to as ``The
Tribes'').
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native
Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these human remains and associated
funerary object should submit a written request with information in
support of the request to Melanie Deer, Arizona Museum of Natural
History, 53 N Macdonald, Mesa, AZ 85201, telephone (480) 644-4381,
email [email protected], by January 10, 2022. After that date, if
no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains to The Tribes may proceed.
The Arizona Museum of Natural History is responsible for notifying
The Tribes that this notice has been published.
Dated: December 1, 2021.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2021-26780 Filed 12-9-21; 8:45 am]
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